Streety graffiti

Have you ever dreamt of hitting a high note like Mariah Carey, writing great works like Franz Kafka, composing sonnets that endure a lifetime as Shakespeare has written, or sculpting like Michelangelo? I know I can go on and on but why bother. I have those dreams and maybe you do too.

But simply said, I would just like to draw a straight line without a ruler. Oh, how I marvel and sometimes envy the painter who sees colors, and dimensions that simply escape me.

Yes, I even envy the unheralded graffiti artist who I never get to see but of whom I am a big fan. I think the street artist ought to be hired by governments as they better operate covertly than the professionals used now. An interesting idea, no?

marcat de llibertat,

Barcelona, 2006

Now, by all means, I am not condoning this type of art (for in some places it is ILLEGAL and I abide by the laws as you do) but some graffiti artists do express in brilliant and dazzling colors the plight of a neighborhood or even the world situation, inspiring thought and provoking action.

The photo I took does not convey any message of deep thought but certainly did make me smile. I was charmed by how an ordinary fountain was transformed enough to catch my camera’s eye.

Good thing I thought once and shot this picture because two days later the wall was painted an ordinary, unexciting, blah color.

Enjoy!

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